SXU junior Kody Kleinrichert receives Provost's Fellowship Award

SXU's Provost Fellowship supports scholarly activity of excellent quality by junior
level students who have demonstrated exceptional aptitude and have performed with
high measure of academic distinction. The Fellowship provides financial support for
a special project pursued under the sponsorship of a faculty mentor.

Kleinrichert's exemplary achievements as a chemistry student (including a perfect
GPA) provide the foundation for his project which includes the following: investigating
the effectiveness of chemicals naturally found in various plants that can decrease
inflammation and the build-up of certain proteins in the body. These proteins are
typically known to be in excess in Alzheimer's patients. Kleinrichert's research will
include the extraction and isolation of antioxidant compounds, followed by testing
to determine their antioxidant properties and their potential to prevent amyloid plaques
which contribute to Alzheimer's pathology. This research may also shed light on rheumatoid
arthritus, Parkinson's and Multiple Sclerosis (MS). His project mentor is Dr. Bindhu
Alappat, associate professor of chemistry.

Kleinrichert, named to the Dean's List, is also a member of SXU's men's basketball
team, the SXU pre-health society and the SXU chapter of the American Chemical Society.